Dutch
Het is zomer.
English translation
It is summer.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De mier en de sprinkhaan
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Een drukke mier in de zomer
A busy ant in summer
Dutch
Een sprinkhaan zingt in een veld.
English translation
A grasshopper sings in a field.
Dutch
Een mier werkt hard.
English translation
An ant works hard.
Dutch
Hij draagt graan naar zijn nest.
English translation
He carries grain to his nest.
Dutch
De sprinkhaan wil met de mier praten.
English translation
The grasshopper wants to talk to the ant.
Dutch
Maar de mier bewaart eten voor de winter.
English translation
But the ant is storing food for the winter.
Dutch
De mier zegt: ‘Bewaar jij ook eten voor de winter.’
English translation
The ant says: “You should save food for the winter too.”
Dutch
De sprinkhaan vindt dat niet nodig.
English translation
The grasshopper doesn’t think that’s necessary.
Dutch
Er is nu veel eten.
English translation
There is plenty of food now.
Dutch
Maar de mier gaat verder.
English translation
But the ant keeps going.
Dutch
Hij blijft hard werken.
English translation
He keeps working hard.
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